Andong-si, Severe Disability Independence Support Center 'Operation Suspended'... Nursing Home Residents Confirmed Positive One After Another

9 Confirmed Cases Including Center Workers on the 11th Followed by 4 Infections on the 12th
From Midnight on the 14th, Relaxed Level 2 → Government Level 2 Escalation

On the 13th, Kwon Young-se, Mayor of Andong City, is briefing on the COVID-19 status at City Hall.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] Andong City, Gyeongbuk announced on the 13th that it has suspended operations of the Severe Disability Independence Support Center, where COVID-19 cases were confirmed, and quarantined 52 residents and workers.

Mayor Kwon Young-se held a briefing on the status of confirmed cases on the 13th, following the previous day, urging, "Recognize the crisis that daily life can come to a halt in an instant, and refrain from gatherings with acquaintances or coworkers."

Andong City suspended operations of the Disability Family Support Center, Disability Activity Voucher, and Developmental Rehabilitation Service Voucher immediately after a staff member at the Disability Rehabilitation Center tested positive on the 11th.

Meanwhile, when three residents in their 70s and 80s and a care worker at a nursing home tested positive on the 12th, the city dispersed and quarantined the residents and workers of the nursing home and is providing daily necessities.

After nine people, including workers and family members of the disability facility, tested positive in a cluster on the 11th, Andong City announced that it would upgrade social distancing from the 'Gyeongbuk-type Level 2' to the 'Government Level 2' standard.

Accordingly, from midnight on the 14th to midnight on the 28th, five types of entertainment facilities (nightclubs, karaoke bars, emotional pubs, colatecs, and hunting pochas) in Andong City will be prohibited from gathering. Restaurants must close after 9 p.m., and cafes are only allowed takeout and delivery regardless of time.

Meanwhile, with four additional confirmed cases on the 12th following nine on the 11th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Andong has risen to 73.

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